Saurabh Banka is French by nationality and Indian by origin. After a Master in women ready to wear from the prestigious Institut Français de la Mode, in Paris in 2008, Saurabh has worked as free-lance designer for Martine Sitbon (Rue du Mail), creating textiles and embroideries.

Using his knowledge and experience, he decided to create the LAÏTE works brand. The brand is pronounced “light-works” and is inspired from the very word because he uses only the natural fabrics that are soft and light in nature.

The pashmina is one of Saurabh’s favorite material. This fiber is obtained from cashmere goats in the Himalayan valley. It is the finest quality of cashmere fabrics, and it literally translates to "Soft Gold" in Kashmiri. The designer uses it as base for his stoles, embellished then by stunning embroideries.

The brand offers stoles, pouches and lifestyle clothes full of imaginary characters and poetry.

All embroideries are done by hand, and not by machine, in a workshop of New Delhi, in India. The details of a scarf can take up to several hours of a meticulous work.

Points of inspiration is Paris, its bakeries, cafés, theaters, history, museums, art and day-to-day life. But also nature and luxurious gardens of India.